Who doesn’t love lips, right? Take a moment to appreciate the tactile and speech facilities given to you through the use of your lips for Lips Appreciation Day!
Winslow Homer (1836-1910)
Word of the Day
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| Definition: | (noun) A primitive wind instrument consisting of several parallel pipes bound together. | ||
| Synonyms: | syrinx, pandean pipe | ||
| Usage: | When his parents refused to buy him an instrument, the industrious ten-year-old fashioned himself a makeshift panpipe out of string and some pieces of dried bamboo he found in the garage. | ||
Idiom of the Day
I'll be hanged if I do (something)— I am determined not to do something. |
History
Caligula Becomes Emperor of Rome (37 CE)
When Caligula became the Roman emperor in 37 CE, replacing the hated Tiberius, the public welcomed his reign, and for a time it was uneventful. Seven months later, he fell severely ill, and when he recovered, he was a changed man. Suddenly, his reign was marked by financially ruinous extravagance, unmatched cruelty, and rampant executions, even of his former supporters. He was assassinated within a few years.
Caroline Lucretia Herschel (1750)
Caroline Herschel was a British astronomer. At the age of 10, she contracted typhus, which permanently stunted her growth—but not her ambition. Her family assumed that she would never marry because of her height and trained her to be a household servant. But when her brother, Sir William Herschel, took up astronomy and accepted the position of King's Astronomer, she joined him as his assistant and assumed the laborious task of cataloging thousands of stars and nebulae.
Kiplingcotes Derby
The Kiplingcotes Derby, which is run along the Wolds Way in Yorkshire, England, on the third Thursday in March, dates back more than 450 years, making it the longest-running "flat race" (as opposed to the steeplechase, which involves jumping over obstacles) in England. The route along which the horses run measures four miles in length and cuts through five different parishes, supposedly following an ancient Roman road. It begins near South Dalton and finishes near Kiplingcotes Farm in the parish of Middleton-on-the-Wolds.
Mass Coral Bleaching Hits the Great Barrier Reef for the Second Year in a Row
An expansive aerial survey found that the Great Barrier Reef has been ravaged by coral bleaching for the second year in a row, marking the first time the reef has not had several years to recover between bleaching events, according to researchers.READ MORE:
Mass coral bleaching hits the Great Barrier Reef for the second year in a row
1621 - Samoset walked into the settlement of Plymouth Colony, later Plymouth, MA. Samoset was a native from the Mohegan tribe in Maine who spoke English.
1802 - The U.S. Congress established the West Point Military Academy in New York.
1850 - The novel "The Scarlet Letter," by Nathaniel Hawthorne, was published for the first time.
1883 - Susan Hayhurst graduated from the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy. She was the first woman pharmacy graduate.
1918 - Tallulah Bankhead made her New York acting debut with a role in "The Squab Farm.
1926 - Physicist Robert H. Goddard launched the first liquid-fuel rocket.
1963 - "Puff The Magic Dragon" was released by Peter, Paul and Mary.
1964 - U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson submitted a $1 billion war on poverty program to Congress.
1974 - The new Opryland auditorium in Nashville was dedicated.
1985 - "A Chorus Line" played its 4,000 performance.
1987 - "Bostonia" magazine printed an English translation of Albert Einstein’s last high school report card.
1994 - Tonya Harding pled guilty in Portland, OR, to conspiracy to hinder prosecution for covering up the attack on her skating rival Nancy Kerrigan. She was fined $100,000. She was also banned from amateur figure skating.
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INTERESTING FACTS
Oddly enough, the very first high heels were made for soldiers in the 1500s so that their feet fit snugly tucked into their stirrups while horseback riding.
Ironically, the only member of ZZ Top without a beard has the last name Beard.
Frank Neuhauser won the first National Spelling Bee in 1925. His prize: $500 in gold and a meeting with Calvin Coolidge.
President Van Buren was the first president born an American citizen. All previous presidents were born English citizens, while the colonies still belonged to Great Britain.
The name “Emmy” was derived from the term “immy,” which described the image orthicon tubes common in early TV cameras.
Vertumnus is a painting completed by the Mannerist painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo in Milan c. 1590–1591. It depicts the Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II as Vertumnus, the Roman god of metamorphoses in nature and life. The fruits and vegetables symbolize the abundance of the Golden Age that had returned under the Emperor's rule. The painting is now held at Skokloster Castle.
THIS ARTIST IS FILLING POTHOLES
WITH FOOD AND FLOWER MOSAICS
To raise awareness and beautify the streets, artist Jim Bachor is filling unsightly potholes with awesome mosaics of foods and flowers.
knit - ST. PATRICK'S DAY
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Woodcliff Throw pattern by Treva McCain
Skill level: Intermediate
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crochet
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thanks, Shelley
Steak Diane for Two
thanks, Helen
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Cherry Icebox Cookies
1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 (10-ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
1 (2.25-ounce) jar red decorator sugar
1/2 cup butter-flavored shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 (10-ounce) jars maraschino cherries, drained and chopped
1 1/4 cups chopped pecans
1 (2.25-ounce) jar red decorator sugar
In medium bowl, beat butter and shortening. Add sugar; cream well. Mix in egg and vanilla. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt; stir into creamed mixture. Pat cherries between paper towels to remove excess moisture. Stir cherries and pecans into dough. Cover and chill for 2 hours. Shape cold dough into two logs. Roll logs in colored sugar, wrap in wax paper, and chill again until firm (approximately 1 hour). Unwrap dough and slice into 1/4-inch slices. Place on lightly greased cookie sheets, and bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes. Allow cookies to cool for one minute before removing from cookie sheets. Cool on wire racks. Makes 24 servings.
Sew a Cute Puppy Pillow Softie
CHILDREN'S CORNER ... crafts
Butterfly Fish Purple Jigsaw Puzzle
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SOMETIMES YOU JUST GOTTA GO FOR IT
PERFECT TOSS
sometimes you just gotta go for it
CLEVER
thanks, Patty
A love of dogs wasn't enough for me to do well at this quiz!!! You?
NO MATTER WHAT, LIFE MUST GO ON
EYE OPENER
The Most Jaw Dropping Photos From History
(Part 3)
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1. Wilbur Wright, one of the Wright brothers, flying around the Statue of Liberty in the Model A plane (1909).
2. These are the reactions of German soldiers while watching footage from the concentration camps (1945).
German soldiers, captured by Americans and kept as prisoners of war, are being shown a film about a concentration camp in this photo. It was part of an Allied policy to purge all traces of Nazism from within Germany. The idea was that if Germany was unable to ignore the effects of their actions, then it would never happen again.
3. This is the only photo known to exist of Abraham Lincoln in Gettysburg before his famous address (1863).
This photo shows Abraham Lincoln amidst a sea of soldiers, just before giving his iconic speech at Gettysburg. Many significant quotes attributed to Lincoln resulted from this address.
4. Traffic at the Brandenburg gate once East Germans and West Germans could travel freely after the Berlin Wall was torn down (1989).
This photo shows the heinous amounts of traffic at the Brandenburg Gate just after the Berlin wall came down. Many families were separated when the wall originally went up, and the mass amounts of traffic were people both returning home and people finally getting out.
5. Jacqueline Kennedy in the background watching the first televised debate between her husband and Richard Nixon (1960).
The first televised debate between future president John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon, his opponent, was a pivotal moment in the campaign. Kennedy won the debate, and his wife is shown here watching from backstage.
6. The models for American Gothic.
Grant Wood, the painter of American Gothic, chose his sister and his dentist to model for the famous painting. They are shown here standing beside the finished work.
7. The view from behind the Lincoln statue during Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech (1963).
In 1963, Martin Luther King Jr. gave his iconic “I have a dream” speech. In this photograph from behind the Lincoln statue, the massive crowds in attendance can be seen hanging on his every word.
8. Presidential Candidate Bernie Sanders marching with Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
9. ‘MESTIZO DE SANGLEY’ WOMAN, TERM FOR PERSON OF CHINESE ANCESTRY IN THE PHILIPPINES (1875)
This photograph was taken by Francisco Van Camp in 1875. The term Sangley is used in the Philippines to describe a person of pure Chinese descent, as exemplified by this woman.
10. Titanic sinks April 15, 1912. Newspaper boy Ned Parfett sells copies of the evening paper bearing news of the disaster. (April 16, 1912)
In this photo from 1912, Ned Parfett sells newspapers declaring the news of the Titanic disaster. Just six years after this photo was taken, Ned Parfett died at the age of 22 in combat during World War I.
The video clip of the little girl walking on the table who pauses to put on a show for the camera is adorable! I had to watch her strike her pose several times. Thanks for the smile!
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